This document discusses the difference between the present continuous and simple present tenses when describing habitual or routine activities. The present continuous is used to describe actions happening now, while the simple present describes scheduled or routine actions. Examples are provided of using adverbs like "always", "often", and "never" to describe how frequently people engage in different athletic activities.

1. Unit 6 – Lesson 2
Talk about habitual
activities and plans

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3. Present Continuous Vs. Simple Present
Review
I go to the park every weekend . I am going to the park now.
Main Verb
Base form
Verb to Be + Main Verb + ing
Present Continuous Vs. Simple Present
Review
Scheduled
Routine
Happening in
this moment

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5. ▪ I always go to the pool.
▪ You almost always play at the golf course.
▪ She often run at the track.
▪ He sometimes play at the tennis court.
▪ We hardly ever use the athletic field.
▪ They never train at the gym.

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